When God searches my heart, I believe it’s a cooperative effort. In other words, I don’t think God is lurking around my heart and soul without my acquiescence (not that God couldn’t, but doesn’t). If I practiced more mindfulness and stayed in tune with the Holy Spirit, the process would be deeper. I Chronicles 29:9a [...]
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Posted in Lent, tagged authenticity, awareness, God, heart, Holy Spirit, I Chronicles, Lent, mindfulness, open my heart, trust on February 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
With All My Heart
Posted in Lent, tagged Deuteronomy, faith, God, Grace, heart, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Lent, Luke 15, prodigal, sin, wholeness on February 25, 2012 | 2 Comments »
The Israelites were set to enter the promised land when Moses gave one last sermon (since he was not going with them) in which he warned them of the slow falling away that would probably happen. And yet, he also promised a God way to stop the downward spiral. Deuteronomy 4:29 But if from there [...]
Greater Than My Heart
Posted in Ordinary Time, tagged Christ, God, heart, Holy Spirit, I John, Jesus, presence, promise, walking on water, within on November 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Anyone want comfort or rest? Then it is right here: God is greater than our hearts–my heart. God’s spirit occupies more of me than myself, if I so allow. Where many of today’s protest encampments are full of angst and anger, this occupation is mutually agreed upon and full of promise. I John 3:19-20 This [...]
Restless Evil
Posted in Ordinary Time, tagged authenticity, empty words, evil, heart, Holy Spirit, James, Matthew 7:16, open heart, pure heart, sanctification, tongue, trust, word of life, words on August 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I am in the talking business. Honestly. Whether it’s in my current line of work serving the library public or my other life as an actress and presenter, or my private life of pure chatter, my mouth is in constant motion. How often has the flow from my heart been distorted without my knowing it? [...]
Guardian of my Heart
Posted in Lent, tagged Christ, God, heart, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Paul, promises, Redeemer, safety, secret place, soul, sovereignty, strength, surrender, Timothy, warrior King, way of Jesus on March 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »
My mother used to tell me that my name, Irmgarde, meant “guardian of the hearth,” which didn’t do much for me as I didn’t imagine myself a homemaker. In later years, I discovered, my name actually means “guardian of a small enclosure.” This is what God does for my heart too. II Timothy 1:12b . [...]
True Life. True Self.
Posted in Lent, tagged authenticity, generosity, heart, Holy Spirit, inner being, inner life, love, Paul, poor, poverty, rich, rich man, Timothy, transparency, true life, true name, way of Jesus, wealth on March 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
It’s not always what we think it is: true life. Understanding is particularly difficult for the wealthy and, even though I hate to say it, I am among these. Most Americans are. We have abundance and we have fooled ourselves into believing it’s the life, that American dream. I Timothy 6:19 In this way they [...]
Direct My Heart
Posted in Ordinary Time, tagged Christ, God, God's grace, God's love, heart, love, Paul, perseverance, prayer, the way, Thessalonians, way of Jesus on February 26, 2011 | 3 Comments »
A prayer and a blessing all rolled up into one. It’s a call for guidance and help along the way. It’s a process prayer in the midst of a situation. It’s acknowledging the present while seeking support in the “next step.” And along with this succor comes the presence of love and perseverance. II Thessalonians [...]
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